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CIRCUS BASE is an extraordinary artistic and social event designed to present contemporary circus and its many disciplines to the general public in Prague and in one regional city, Chomutov. It will open its program in Prague in 10 days and in Chomutov for a total of 9 days. The project is a bilateral cooperation with a partner from the donor country, the Trondheim Kulturskole, which, like the Czech implementer, focuses its activities on education of all generations in circus pedagogy). Both partners connect established artists with the younger generation and thus develop contemporary circus in Norway and the Czech Republic.
The aim of the project is to create a cultural and artistic site which will be open, financially accessible and operational every day for a period of several weeks. It will serve as a creative laboratory for Czech and Norwegian artists and lecturers and facilitate their collaboration and development. It will provide a hub for circus (and other) artists from various generations. In addition to their function as an audience, the public will be invited to directly participate in courses and creative processes. The social and educational aspects of the project are key. The project has been developed as a socially inklusive undertaking. Project will take place in locations which are outside the centres, to be able to fully realize its potential and to deliver and facilitate new artistic experiences and opportunities for people who are in contact with novel artistic forms either seldom or not at all. Project aim is to attract and reach out to new admirers of contemporary circus and other artistic genres.